Positano Restaurant

I had read the reviews and they all raved about Positano. I had been looking forward to going for weeks. It was supposed to be one of the best restaurants in Guildford, which is why my son selected it for his birthday dinner. We were disappointed. My arancini were cold in the middle. My husband's duck was tough. My veal was slivers in a sauce - I am used to veal cutlets or scaloppine, pounded flat. My son's seafood pasta was pretty tasty, but that did not make up for the overall experience. I don't know why anyone would recommend this place. My other son had chicken cacciatore, which was okay. The desserts were not made on the premises. I think we would have had a better meal at any number of pizza chains and that is a pretty bad thing to have to say. If I had not had such high expectations, I probably wouldn't have been so disappointed. Also, it is not cheap. I hope Positano do not bother to reply to this review. I find the online replies to criticism tedious. I will never go there again and I wouldn't recommend it. If I was ever going to go back, I would have said something to them on the night. I do hope that this review is published, so people can get a balanced picture. I also hope that Positano ups its game, so that other diners do not have the experience that we had.

I had the set lunch which was very good value. The food was prepared quickly and was very tasty. The staff were friendly and efficient. I am so glad I booked a table as the restaurant was very full when I visited Saturday lunchtime. A number of people came in to see if there was a table free as they hadn't booked - it was obvious that they were regulars which was a very good advertisement for the establishment. I was visiting the area which I'm unlikely to do again, but if I do visit again I would definitely go back and would recommend it to friends. The only down side is that I would not recommend it to disabled friends as there were stairs to access the eating area and more, steep, stairs up to the toilets but even here the staff warned me to take care. Having said that, the restaurant location was ideal, just off the main street.

Massive portions! Staff are so lovely and helpful can’t wait to come back already!

Good food....good service.....great atmosphere.
No shortage of restaurants in Guildford.....but only one Positano!!!

We visit this restaurant about twice a year. As always it is excellent food and service. The staff are so welcoming and friendly.

Superb meal, lovely service, good value for money.

Small but quaint restaurant with beautiful wooden features and brick walls. Couldn’t fault the service they were all friendly and very helpful. We ordered the pizzas and garlic bread, which arrived fresh and were authentic stone baked Italian ones. Only minor criticism is that the atmosphere was busy but perhaps too overcrowded, I feel the tables were too close together and it was extremely warm in there. Other than this, it was delicious and great value for money. I’d definitely go back again.

This restaurant is our favourite in town. Some of the best Italian food outside of Italy and the staff are also courteous and diligent.

Good service and tasty food

We had a great time at Positano. The food was lovely and the staff were really friendly and helpful. Will definitely be going back!